[PRCo] Re: Pittburgh Railway Company Map Draft

[Herb Brannon]

I had no problem with the layers loading.......everything came up on the
screen in a second or two. I too, however, have the problem of lost detail
when zooming in on a specific area to check detail. Will streets be labeled
in future drafts?
On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 08:04, <eskuchas at comcast.net> wrote:

> Thank you. A great way to visualize why lines were routed as they were. Is
> there a file with a higher background resolution? I enlarged some areas to
> look at details an I lost resolution.
> Ed
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Titchenal" <stephen at titchenal.com>
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementix.org
> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 7:47:53 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Pittburgh Railway Company Map Draft
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> I have posted a draft of a geographically correct map of the Pittsburgh
> Railway Company and surrounding area at its peak in the early 20th Century.
> The background digital elevation image is low resolution to keep the
> document size reasonable while in draft form. Because of the number of
> vector layers, it may take awhile to load in Acrobat Reader. You can use
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> layer navigation panel to turn individual layers on and off.
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> http://railsandtrails.com/pdf/index.html
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> A number of list members have helped me trace some of the lines shown.
> Thanks for all your help.
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> I would appreciate any feedback on missing or misplaced lines. I have not
> tied the map to a specific date, but tried to show lines that were in place
> at anytime in the early 20th Century.
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> A couple of questions:
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> 1. I assume the WP Oakdale and McDonald line followed Noblestown Road
> between the named cities. Where did it end in each city?
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> 2. Did the WP enter Brownsville on 6th Ave and take Market to about 3rd
> Ave?
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-- 
Herb Brannon
In Cuyahoga Valley National Park